India and Pakistan to clash on Feb 23 in Dubai in ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Former cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Inzamam-ul-Haq, and Shahid Afridi took questions from Indian and Pakistani supporters. They also made predictions for the winner of the highly anticipated India-Pakistan encounter in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The ICC Champions Trophy will return to the cricket schedule for the first time since 2017 when Pakistan won their first title by defeating India in the final. Pakistan is officially hosting the 2025 event, although Team India will play all of its matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
India and Pakistan are in Group A, alongside Bangladesh and New Zealand, for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which begins on February 19. Pakistan leads India in the competition, having won three of their five matches. Their highly anticipated duel will take place in Dubai on February 23.
In preparation for the big match, Star Sports assembled a star-studded panel of former India batters Yuvraj Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu, as well as ex-Pakistan captains Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi, who all answered six questions that every cricket fan on both sides of the border would like to ask them.
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Who will be the highest scorer?
Yuvraj: “Shubman Gill”
Sidhu: “Rohit Sharma”
Afridi: “Babar Azam”
Inzamam: “Babar Azam”
Who will be the highest wicket-taker?
Yuvraj: “Mohammad Shami”
Sidhu: “An Indian spinner”
Afridi: “Shaheen Shah Afridi”
Inzamam: “Haris Rauf”
Which player will be involved in a match-defining moment?
Yuvraj: “Hardik Pandya”
Sidhu: “Rishabh Pant”
Afridi: “Mohammad Rizwan”
Inzamam: “Fakhar Zaman”
One young player to look forward to?
Yuvraj: “Gill”
Sidhu: “Varun Chakravarthy”
Afridi: “Saud Shakeel”
Inzamam: “Saud Shakeel”
Shami or Shaheen - who will have a bigger impact?
Afridi: “Both know how to use the new ball, so let's see.”
Inzamam: “Shaheen”
Which team has the upper hand going into this game?
Yuvraj: “In Dubai conditions, Pakistan has the upper hand.”
Sidhu: “India is a much better, balanced side.”
Haq: “Both the teams are equal. It also depends on the teams' body language on the day.”
Afridi: “Attitude and body language will tell you which team is going to win. Honestly, we (thought we) had won the 2011 World Cup. But after our first wicket fell and the way India's body language changed in the field, I got a feeling sitting outside that we may not be able to score the runs. So, it's all about body language and how you overpower the other team.”
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